The Role of PET/CT in Cervical Cancer
In locally advanced cervical cancer, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT has become important in the initial evaluation of disease extent. It is superior to other imaging modalities for lymph node status and distant metastasis. PET-defined cervical tumour volume predicts progression-free and overall...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00034/full |